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Despite challenges in our markets, we’ve maintained our multi-channel leadership position and continue to be the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer.

Who we are and what we do

As the UK's leading multi-channel retailer we have continued to invest to improve our customer proposition in an environment where customer shopping behaviours are changing rapidly. Both businesses have expanded product choice and services, enhanced store and product presentation and delivered further value for our customers.

  • 50,000 colleagues 50,000 colleagues are the foundations of our business
  • argos_and_homebase_stores.jpg 1,089 Argos and Homebase stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland
  • 71,000 products 71,000 products available across Argos and Homebase
  • 193m customer transactions 193m customer transactions last year
 

Download: 2012 Who we are and what we do summary

 
Why invest?
  • We continue to manage our costs and cash effectively
  • We have leadership in our main product categories
  • Our consumers know our brands
  • We have an efficient and integrated approach
 
Financial summary
 

Key stats

  • £5.5bn
    Group sales
  • £111.7m
    benchmark operating profit
  • £72.8m
    profit
  • £194m
    closing net cash position
  • 4.7p
    full-year dividend
  • 9.1p
    basic EPS
 

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Corporate responsibility

At Home Retail Group, responsible business practices are part of everything we do because we believe they make good business sense. We call our approach to corporate responsibility 'the basis of good business'. We group our CR activities as follows:

  • Keeping clean and green
  • Shopping for tomorrow
  • Sourcing with care
  • Building a great place to work
  • Being a good neighbour

Read more about this on our CR website

 

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Financial Calendar

  •   01 May 2013 Full-Year Results

  •   13 Jun 2013 Interim Management Statement

  •   12 Sep 2013 Second Quarter Trading Statement

  •   23 Oct 2013 Half-Year Results

  •   16 Jan 2014 Interim Management Statement

  •   13 Mar 2014 End of Year Trading Statement